Postobstructive pulmonary edema following hanging: a misnomer.

Postobstructive pulmonary edema following accidental near-hanging

PATIENT Female, 14 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Postobstructive pulmonary edenma Symptoms: Chest indrawing • bilateral pulmonary crepitations • tachypnea MEDICATION - Clinical Procedure: Controlled ventilatory support • positive end expiratory pressure Specialty: Intensive care. OBJECTIVE Unusual clinical course. BACKGROUND Postobstructive pulmonary edema (POPE) is a life-threatening complication tha...

Croup-induced postobstructive pulmonary edema.

Postobstructive pulmonary edema is life-threatening, and results from a sudden episode of upper airway obstruction. Croup is generally thought to be a benign condition, but occasionally it can develop into postobstructive pulmonary edema. We present a case of a 5-year-old boy with recurrent croup, who was diagnosed with postobstructive pulmonary edema. Our experience alerts pediatricians to thi...

Negative-Pressure Pulmonary Edema.

Negative-pressure pulmonary edema (NPPE) or postobstructive pulmonary edema is a well-described cause of acute respiratory failure that occurs after intense inspiratory effort against an obstructed airway, usually from upper airway infection, tumor, or laryngospasm. Patients with NPPE generate very negative airway pressures, which augment transvascular fluid filtration and precipitate interstit...

Postobstructive pulmonary edema after biopsy of a nasopharyngeal mass.

We describe a case of 17 year-old male with a nasopharyngeal rhabdomyosarcoma who developed postobstructive pulmonary edema (POPE) after removing the endotracheal tube following biopsy. He developed muffled voice, rhinorrhea, dysphagia, odynophagia, and difficulty breathing through nose and weight loss of 20 pounds in the preceding 2 months. A nasopharyngoscopy revealed a fleshy nasopharyngeal ...

Postobstructive pulmonary edema associated with a substernal goitre.